Andrew Nixon, spokesman for Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., announced on ...

The CDC reported 12 seasonal flu-related deaths of children this week, bringing the total number of pediatric flu deaths this season to 216 — the most in 15 years. Experts say one reason for this new ...

NIH program to make vaccines against pathogens that can trigger pandemics uses approach pioneered in last century ...

A Department of Health and Human Services spokesperson called the move "a radical departure from past practices." ...

The Department of Health and Human Services says it will require new vaccines to be tested against a placebo, which could ...

Public health experts warn that the change could lead to people getting a placebo shot instead of a necessary vaccine.

But newer versions of the shots may not go through the same process, because it is considered unethical to withhold a shot known to be safe from a particular group, and because the shot is only being ...

The department said the new plan will promote transparency, but many health experts warn it could affect vaccine access and ...

The World Health Organization on Thursday said that "extremely high" safety standards are already applied in the development ...

The U.S. Health and Human Services Department says it will require placebo testing of "all new vaccines," raising questions ...

The Trump administration will require that all new vaccines get tested against a placebo, a move that could make it harder to make new vaccines available, including the next COVID-19 shots.

More than 880 measles cases have been reported in the U.S. since February, including at least 660 in Texas, amid rising ...